Thanks all !!!
Jayson "Troll under the bridge"
Jayson "Omaha"
Minerve101 "Siene Sunset"
Joel Eade "Great Horned Owl"
Kayaker72 "Sangiovese"
Kayaker72 "Fall Fog"
Thanks all !!!
Joel, I'd love to know how you got that shot. I'm guessing it was captive, or were in a blind at the perfect location? I did not notice the lens you used, but I'm curious about that too.
Congrats on an excellent image.
Scott
It was a bird living close to my brother in law's home in South Carolina. He had seen it many times in his backyard. I used an audio recording to call it in. The lens was Canon RF 100-500mm. I darkened the background in post to remove distracting elements ..... criss crossing small branches mostly.
Sometimes you don't need a long lens. My wife was cleaning some forest trails, when a swarm of chickadees started buzzing her head. She looked up and saw they were trying to warn her about the owl nearby. After watching each other for a bit, the owl turned away to watch the forest before finding itself a snake to snack on.
Photo is a selfie from an iPhone:
Owl by Dave E, on Flickr
On Flickr - Namethatnobodyelsetook on Flickr
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